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27.12.14

A hike, lunch and a movie..

It was a good way to spend our day.
I have always enjoyed movies based on real events.
I loved the BBC series,
"Bletchley Circle" as well as "Foyles War"
After seeing the documentary about Alan Turning,
I was looking forward to seeing the movie.
It was so well done.
Probably one of the best movies we have seen in a long time.

 

During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary.

They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of 'gross indecency', an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing.

Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine.

An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, this film follows a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives.